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Bloomberg: Asian Stocks Mixed Ahead of U.S. Data; Yen Falls: Markets Wrap
Asian equity traders adopted a cautious tone Tuesday following a dip in U.S. stocks, with focus turning to a U.S. inflation report for clues on the pace of Federal Reserve policy tightening. The dollar gained against major peers and Treasury yields held declines. [more...]

Bloomberg: China Food Giant Says Trade War With U.S. Not Good for the World
China’s biggest food company is sounding the alarm bells over escalating trade tensions with the U.S., pointing to potential suffering for the global economy and blow back for both countries if agricultural goods are used as bargaining chips in the fight. [more...]

Bloomberg: Behind the Goldman Sachs Race to the Top Was a Quiet Battle for Blankfein's Favor
It was Feb. 21, and Blankfein had gathered with the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. board to reveal his long-awaited recommendation for the bank’s next chief executive officer -- the one who would steer the Wall Street giant through the next phase of its 149-year history. [more...]

Bloomberg: Central Banks Urged to Study Digital Currency Risks and Rewards
Digital currencies are a revolutionary tool that central banks should consider, but they remain far too risky to be used as legal tender any time soon, according to the Bank for International Settlements. [more...]

Bloomberg: $103 Billion Quant Firm Piles Into China as Foreigners Welcomed
The world’s No. 2 stock market is ripe for a quantitative style of investing, according to a $103 billion money manager that lists a cement maker, pharmaceutical brand and bank as its top picks in China. [more...]

Bloomberg: Japan Scandal Gives Fresh Boost to Yen Bulls Eyeing 100 Mark
A deepening political scandal that has rattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration has become a fresh reason for yen bulls to spy a move past 100 per dollar. [more...]

Bloomberg: Emerging-Market Investors Face a Week of Tumult as Trade War Looms
Emerging-market investors will be gauging the effect of a possible trade war after President Donald Trump revealed his tariff plans. They will also be dissecting the U.S. inflation figures for clues on the Federal Reserve’s rate-hike path. [more...]

Reuters: Asia stocks edge up on tech shares, U.S. inflation data awaited
Asian stocks edged up on Tuesday with technology shares buoyed by gains in their Wall Street peers, but gains were limited ahead of U.S. inflation data later in the day which could offer clues on the pace of interest rate rises this year. [more...]

Reuters: Oil prices fall on relentless rise in U.S. crude output
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session, as the inexorable rise in U.S. crude output weighed on markets. [more...]

CNBC: Cryptocurrency scammers run off with more than $2 million after ditching their investors
Scammers appear to have made off with more than $2 million in cryptocurrency after carrying out an apparent fake initial coin offering (ICO), and the individuals linked to the incident may be connected to another recent theft, CNBC has learned. [more...]

CNBC: Japan will urge G20 to step up on preventing cryptocurrencies for money laundering
Japan will urge its G20 counterparts at a meeting next week to beef up efforts to prevent cryptocurrencies from being used for money laundering, a government official with direct knowledge of the matter said. [more...]

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